JPH0636771B2 - Locker - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of use] The present invention relates to a locker provided in an office, a sports facility or the like.

[Conventional technology]

In offices and sports facilities, lockers are always installed to store clothes for changing clothes and portable items, but such lockers are conventionally formed in the shape of a rectangular box having an opening / closing door in the front, and There may be a louver at the top or bottom, but normally the locker is almost sealed when the door is closed.

By the way, in recent years, with the spread of office buildings, particularly intelligent buildings, many OA devices such as computers have been introduced in the workplaces of such buildings in order to cope with informationization and internationalization. Working workers are required to process a flood of information accurately and speedily, and so-called techno-stress resulting from extreme tension is becoming a social problem.

On the other hand, the fragrance, which is the source of fragrance, is a natural essential oil (essential oil) originally extracted from plants and animals, and in ancient ancient medicine, such essential oil is widely used as a therapeutic drug with efficacy and effects. However, even in recent years, by being exposed to the energy of the forest called phytoncide such as "forest bathing", it has been recognized that terpene compounds such as pinene contained in the energy of the forest can refresh the mood. As one of the methods to relieve stress such as techno-stress, it is considered to take aroma into the body, and active aroma called aromacology.
Psychological and physiological uses of control have been proposed.

In addition, as the needs of the living environment have increased, playfulness has been demanded, and the use of scents for corporate images and the use of scents for directing programs according to programs at shows and convention centers have begun to attract attention. .

Therefore, as a means for flowing a scent in an office or the like, we previously proposed the aroma generating device shown in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-127828, but this is combined with an air conditioner installed in an office building or the like to provide an air conditioner. The blower is used to forcibly generate the fragrance and spread the scent in the office.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

The one disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-127828 merely diffuses the scent to the living space in the office, while the locker installed in the office or in the locker room always has the door as described above. Since it is closed and sealed, it is difficult to spread the scent into the inside of the locker.

On the other hand, a locker is a place to store and store clothes worn by people for the purpose of use, but in the office etc. clothes are not frequently put in and out, for example, the door is opened and closed only in the morning and evening when leaving or leaving the office. Since the doors are usually closed at all times, odors tend to be trapped inside, which can cause discomfort when the doors are opened.

The object of the present invention is to eliminate the inconveniences of the conventional example, mask odors that are trapped in the locker, prevent discomfort when the door is opened, and improve the odor environment in the office. It is to provide a locker that can.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is provided with an air feeding means which is controlled by a door switch which is started by an opening operation of a rocker door and stopped by a closing operation, and the operation is stopped midway when the door is opened for a long time. A timer switch and a manual stop switch are provided, and the door switch, the timer switch, and the manual stop switch of the air feeding means are arranged in series between the power source and the air feeding means, while the air feeding means is formed. The gist is that an aroma device is provided in the air flow path.

[Action]

According to the present invention, when the locker door is opened, the air feeding means operates in conjunction therewith, and when the locker door is closed, it stops. Therefore, the fragrance can be felt comfortably while the door is opened and clothes are put in and taken out. You can use a locker.

In addition, if the time when the door is open becomes long, press the timer switch to turn off the power to the air blowing means after, for example, 5 minutes, and if you want to optionally stop the fan midway, manually It is also possible to immediately stop the energization of the air blowing means by pressing the stop switch.

As described above, since the door switch, the timer switch and the manual stop switch are arranged in series between the power source and the air blowing means, if any of these switches is cut off, the air blowing means Will stop.

Then, if the fragrance device is 100 million in the air flow passage formed by the air blowing means, the fragrance generated from the fragrance device is mixed into the air in the locker when the air blowing means is activated, and other odors in the locker are generated. Mask.

〔Example〕

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a locker of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an aroma device, which is a main part of the same, in which 1 is a locker body and 2 is a front surface of the locker body. An opening for entrance and exit of clothes and the like, 3 indicates a door that closes the opening,
A fan 7 which is an air blowing means and a fragrance container 4 which is an aroma device are arranged at an appropriate position in the main body 1, for example, an upper portion.

As shown in FIG. 2, the fragrance container 4 is, for example, one in which the top opening 4c of the container body 4b is covered with a lid 4a made of aluminum foil or the like so as to be a closed container when not in use, and the liquid fragrance 5 is stored inside. A plurality of broken lines 6 are appropriately formed in parallel on the lid 4a, and the upper opening 4c is opened by flipping the lid 4a to the container body 4b up to the position of the broken line 6.

Further, since the liquid fragrance 5 has different psychological and physiological effects on the human body depending on the type of scent, for example, different types such as citrus (scent of vine) and floral (scent of flower) Woody (scent of wood) Prepare things.

Then, the fragrance container 4 is located on the leeward side of the fan 7 in the air flow passage near the opening 2, and in conjunction with the opening and closing of the door 3, the door switch 8 is turned on when the door is open and is closed when the door is closed. It is provided on the main body 1.

Further, when the door 3 is opened for a long time, a timer switch 9 and a manual stop switch 10 are provided as switches for stopping the operation of the fan 7 on the way. These timer switch 9 and manual stop switch 10 are normally closed switches and door 3
It is configured to be reset in conjunction with closing.

FIG. 3 shows a circuit diagram for controlling the fan 7, and for the power supply 11,
The fan 7, door switch 8, timer switch 9 and manual stop switch 10 were connected in series.

Next, usage and operation will be described.

Depending on the size of the space in the locker and the desired concentration, the lid 4a of the fragrance container 4 is appropriately blown up to the position of the broken line 6 or turned over to open the top opening 4c at the upper part of the container body 4b, and the fragrance container 4 is fanned. It is placed on the leeward side of the rocker body 1 near the opening 2 of the rocker body 1 and placed in the rocker body 1.

When the door 3 is closed, the door switch 8 is off, the fan 7 is not energized, and the fan 7 is stopped.

In order to put clothes in and out of the locker body 1,
When the door 8 is opened, the door switch 8 is turned on in conjunction with this,
At this time, other timer switch 9, manual stop switch 10
Is closed, the fan 7 is energized to rotate it.

As a result, when the air blown from the fan 7 passes through the portion of the fragrance container 4, the fragrance of the fragrance evaporated from the fragrance container 4 is taken into the blown air, and becomes air containing the fragrance. It is blown out from inside the locker body 1.

As a result, other odors that are attached to clothes and the like that are stuck in the locker are masked, and when the user opens the door 3, the scent of the fragrance from the fragrance container 4 is felt.

The air containing such a scent is continuously blown out while the door 3 is opened, and when the door 3 is closed after the clothes have been put in and taken out, the door switch 4 is turned off in conjunction with this and the fan is 7 stops, and the blowing of the scented air stops.

By the way, when the door 3 is open for a long time and the fan 7 is to be stopped midway, the manual stop switch 10 is pressed to immediately stop the energization of the fan 7, or the timer switch 9 is pressed, for example, after 5 minutes. Turn off the power to the fan 7.

In this case, when the door 3 is closed, both the timer switch 9 and the manual stop switch 10 are automatically reset to be in the closed state.

The reset means for the timer switch 9 and the manual stop switch 10 can be electrically operated by providing a reset switch separately in addition to the mechanical means for interlocking with the closing of the door 3 as described above.

Further, in the above embodiment, description has been made for one locker, but the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 4 as another embodiment, a large number of lockers such as commercial lockers are used. In the case where the individual locker main bodies 1 are connected to each other, a duct 12 may be provided in the upper part to form an air passage, and the fan 7 and the fragrance container 4 may be arranged in the duct 12.

In this case, it is desirable to form an air intake port 12a at the end of the duct 12, and the fan 7 operates when any one of the doors 3 of the locker body 1 is opened.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, in the locker of the present invention, since air containing scent blows out from the locker when the door is opened, other odors that are trapped inside are masked, and the user feels uncomfortable due to the odor. In addition, the scent environment can be improved because the scent can be comfortably felt according to the taste without being remembered and when the scent is not necessary, the scent can be stopped appropriately.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a locker of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a perfume container, which is a main part, FIG. 3 is a fan control circuit diagram, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a second embodiment. 1 ... Locker body, 2 ... opening 3 ... door, 4 ... perfume container 4a ... lid, 4b ... container body 4c ... top opening, 5 ... liquid perfume 6 ... broken line, 7 ... fan 8 …… door switch, 9 …… timer switch 10 …… manual stop switch 11 …… power supply, 12 …… duct 12a …… air intake

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Masahiro Yata, Inventor Masahiro Yata 1050 Shinba-cho, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Inside Shiseido Research Institute Co., Ltd. Incorporated in Shiseido (72) Inventor Yukiko Fukuda 7-5-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Stock company Incorporated in Shiseido (56) Bibliography Sho 59-28340 (JP, U)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A timer switch and a manual stop for stopping the operation in the middle when the door is opened for a long period of time, provided with an air feeding means which is started by the opening operation of the rocker door and stopped by the closing operation. A switch is provided, and a door switch, a timer switch, and a manual stop switch of the air feeding means are arranged in series between the power source and the air feeding means, and on the other hand, in the air flow path formed by the air feeding means. A locker having a fragrance device.